Excise department employee arrested for accepting bribe

Kota (Raj), Sep 21 (PTI) An excise department employee wastoday arrested by the sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2,000. Aamilal Meghwal (52), a native of Solana village inJhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, was caught while acceptingthe bribe, Neeraj Gupta, Circle In charge (CI), ACB Baransaid. The accused had demanded a bribe from one Kamlesh Meena, aresident of nearby Nemthur village, to save his father frombeing implicated in a false case of possessing illicit liquor,the CI said. A trap was laid by ACB, Baran after verifying a complaintfiled by Meena on September 19 following which Meghwal wasapprehended and the bribe amount was also seized, he said. The accused excise department employee would be producedbefore the ACB court tomorrow, the CI added. PTI CORR RCB DVRCB